本片围绕着四个角色进行。晚上离开妻儿出门的卢悉奥(Luisinho)和刚结束一段感情生活的纳尔逊(Nelson)驾驶着汽车四处寻乐,以此打发晚上的空虚和无聊。几经周折之后他们找了两名三陪女子回到房间。整个夜晚四个人之间的关系不断发生微妙变化。该片前75分钟全部为夜景,配以略带诡异感觉的钢琴曲,整部作品偏现代。沃尔特·雨果·克霍里(Walter Hugo Khouri)(1929.10.21-2003.6.27)号称是巴西电影界的伯格曼，天荒《空洞的夜》（1964）《燃烧的躯体》（1966）和《好色之徒》（1968）是他的人性三部曲，天荒在他的影片中充满着存在主义的疑问、角色复杂内心的独白和现代主义的电影语言。本片是向安东尼奥尼《蚀》的致敬之作，入围了1965年法国戛纳电影节，是一部精致的巴西新浪潮艺术电影。
回复 :由杜拉斯和影星热拉尔·德帕迪约扮演的两个角色坐在门窗紧闭的房间里，杜拉斯讲述着一部电影，电影里的女人搭上一辆卡车，与司机滔滔不绝地聊了一个小时二十分钟。谈话不时切换到卡车绕着巴黎行驶和停下来让女人搭顺风车的镜头。德帕迪约就是卡车司机，杜拉斯就是搭车的女人。对一部潜在电影的口头描述和电影可能形成的图像两者并置起来。
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回复 :Lois Ames is devoted to her job as the editor of a magazine, and her wealthy husband Fred is equally dedicated to polo and parties. Lois's long hours drive her secretary to quit, and she replaces her with Tom Sheridan, who happens to be in the office demonstrating a rowing machine. Tom likes the work and continues to advance until he is indispensable to Lois. Ruth Holman, Tom's fiancée, is jealous of Tom's relationship with Lois and with some reason, as he is falling in love with her. In the meantime, Fred is having an affair with Ann Le Maire, a woman whose interests are closer to his own. Because he feels his love for Lois is hopeless, Tom quits his job and plans his marriage to Ruth. Lois tries to patch things up with Fred, but he suggests that they divorce instead. On Tom's last night, Lois keeps him working late. Ruth is furious and storms up to the office where Lois and Tom are dining. She threatens to tell Lois's husband about their relationship, which leaves the way clear for Lois to announce her pending divorce. Ruth breaks off her engagement to Tom, and he immediately asks Lois to marry him.
回复 :雷夫（本•阿弗莱特）和丹尼（乔什•哈奈特）是一对自小玩在一起的好兄弟，两人对飞行都有很大兴趣，曾一起学习过驾驶飞机，二战初期，两人又一起加入了美国空军部队。受训期间，雷夫与军中医院里的女护士伊弗琳（凯特•贝金赛尔）坠入爱河。为协助欧洲各国抵抗纳粹德国的侵略，美军决定派出精英部队前往欧洲大陆，雷夫自告奋勇前往参战，并将伊弗琳托付给丹尼照顾，不久，噩耗传来，雷夫的飞机在空战中不幸被德军击落，生还可能几乎为零。伊弗琳与丹尼在相互勉励的伤痛中，萌生爱情。令他们没想到的是，雷夫并没死去，当三人重聚首时，尴尬顿生。日军偷袭珍珠港一事帮他们解了围，雷夫与丹尼决定不做情敌做战友。
